Final Review Answers: 

 

Essay  Steps in producing the Voice:

 

 

l      Respiration  Breathing in through the nose and the mouth until the air pressure in the lung = the pressure out of the lung.

l      Vibration  Exhaling air over the tightened vocal chords

l      ResonationAmplification and enrichment of sound.  It includes the throat, sinuses, chest cavity and nasal cavity

l      Articulation  Taking sound and making it into intelligible word.

      Fixed Articulators :Teeth and Hard Palate

      Moveable Articulators:  Lips, Jaw, Tongue, and Soft Palate.

 

 

Essay  4 levels  of Proxemics: 

 

1.  Intimate Distance  Distance:  No more than 18 inches from each other  

                                      People Involved:  Family, Significant other, BEST Friend

                                    Communication:  Personal, Secret, Private

                     Note: Touching is usually happening

 

 

2.  Personal Distance  Distance:  18 inches to 4 feet.

                                Two sub phases  

                                       Sub phase 1     18 inches – 2 ½  feet  

                                       Friends  Somewhat private communication.  Some

                                       touching

                                       Sub phase 2     2 – 4 feet

                                       Acquaintances  Also waiting in a public line (teller or

                                       machine)     

 

3.  Social Distance   Diistance  4- 12  feet.  

                             Very little personal communication Two Sub phases  

                             Sub phase 1    4 – 7 Feet. 

                             Informal business Some high school teachers,      

                             Sub phase 2    7 – 12 feet 

                             Formal business.  Some high     school teachers,  some

                             college profs.

                       Strangers using a public area such as a beach

 

 

 

4.  Public Distance  Distance 12 feet and beyond

                            Two sub phases

                            Sub phase 1  12 – 25 Feet. 

                            This is mostly for lectures, large business meetings,

                             Sub phase 2  25+

                             This is mostly for entertainment, and politicians.

 

 

Short Answer ?’s

 

7 forms of nonverbal communication

l      Facial Expression

l      Appearance

l      Eye Contact

l      Movement

l      Posture/Stance

l      Proxemics /Touch

l      Gestures

 

7 forms of paralinguistics

l      Volume

l      Rate

l      Pitch

l      Pause

l      Framing

l      Intensity

l      Inflection

 

6 planks of a leader

l      1.  A leader has a sense of vision

l      2.  A leader is willing to act

l      3.  A leader makes good decisions

l      4.  A leader can handle conflict

l      5.  A leader avoids pitfalls

l      6.   A leader knows how to motivate

 

Definition of Communications

l      Process whereby meaning is exchanged by people using verbal and nonverbal symbols.